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Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation : How Access to Microdata Is Transforming Policy Design.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Crato, Nuno.
Other Authors: Paruolo, Paolo.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Microdata for Policy Research
  • Microdata Access
  • Counterfactual Studies
  • Use of Results
  • Final Remarks
  • Contents
  • The Power of Microdata: An Introduction
  • 1 Data and Policy
  • 2 Data Granularity
  • 3 Administrative Data
  • 4 Counterfactual Methods
  • 5 Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Methods
  • 5.1 Differences in Differences
  • 5.2 Regression Discontinuity Design
  • 5.3 Instrumental Variables
  • 5.4 Propensity Score Matching
  • 6 A Call to Action
  • Appendix: A Short Glossary
  • References
  • Part I Microdata for Policy Research
  • From `Intruders' to `Partners': The Evolution of the Relationship Between the Research Community and Sources of Official Administrative Data
  • 1 Genesis
  • 2 Official Data
  • 3 Research as a Lawful Interference with Private and Family Lives
  • 4 Research as a Necessary Interference with Private and Family Lives
  • 5 A Future in Partnerships
  • Microdata for Social Sciences and Policy Evaluation as a Public Good
  • 1 Setting the Scene
  • 2 Scientific Research: Intrinsic Needs and Societal Role
  • 3 EU Legislation on Data Protection
  • 4 A Cursory Review of Data Access for Research Purposes in the EU
  • 5 The State of Affairs in the EU
  • 6 Two Suggestions for Improvements
  • References
  • Overview of Data Linkage Methods for Policy Design and Evaluation
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Deterministic (Exact) Matching Method
  • 3 Probabilistic Data Linkage
  • 3.1 Pre-linkage Stage
  • 3.1.1 Data Standardisation
  • 3.1.2 Phonetic Codes and String Comparators
  • 3.1.3 Blocking Variables
  • 3.2 Linkage Stage
  • 3.2.1 Parameters of Data Linkage
  • 3.2.2 Basic Concepts in Probabilistic Data Linkage
  • 3.2.3 Setting Thresholds
  • 3.2.4 Expectation-Maximisation Algorithm for Estimating Parameters
  • 3.3 Post-linkage Stage and Evaluation Measures
  • 3.4 Constraints on Matching
  • 4 Recent Advances.
  • 4.1 Indexing and Blocking
  • 4.2 Privacy-preserving Record Linkage
  • 5 Analysis of Linked Data
  • References
  • Privacy in Microdata Release: Challenges, Techniques, and Approaches
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Microdata Protection: Basic Concepts
  • 2.1 Microdata Privacy
  • 2.2 Protection Techniques
  • 3 Microdata Protection Approaches
  • 3.1 k-Anonymity
  • 3.2 -Diversity and t-Closeness
  • 3.3 Differential Privacy
  • 4 Extensions for Advanced Scenarios
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Part II Microdata Access
  • Access to European Statistical System Microdata
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The European Statistical System and European Statistics
  • 3 Microdata Access Terms and Concepts
  • 4 Elements of the Generic Microdata Access System
  • 5 Use Case: Access to European Statistical System Microdata (European Microdata)
  • 6 Conclusions
  • Annex 1: European Microdatasets Available for Scientific Purposes
  • Giving the International Scientific Community Access to German Labor Market Data: A Success Story
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Research Data Centre at the IAB and Its Data Resources
  • 3 Data Access
  • 4 Development of the Demand for Data Products
  • 5 Innovative Infrastructure for Data Access
  • 6 Research Activities
  • 7 Conclusions
  • References
  • Hungary: A Case Study on Improving Access to Administrative Data in a Low-Trust Environment
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Initial Status Quo in Brief
  • 3 Stakeholder Interests
  • 4 Negotiation Process Leading to the Law on Accessing Microdata for Policy-Related Analysis
  • 5 Reconciling the Requirements of Data Protection and Research
  • 6 The Impact of the Law on Microdata-Based Social Science Research
  • 7 Summary and Conclusions
  • Appendix: Completed data-linking procedures between 2007 and 2015
  • References.
  • Experimental and Longitudinal Data for Scientific and Policy Research: Open Access to Data Collected in the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences (LISS) Panel
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The LISS Infrastructure and Linkage with Other Sources
  • 2.1 Longitudinal Core Study
  • 2.2 Experimental Data
  • 2.3 Innovations in Data Collection
  • 2.4 Open-Access Data Policy
  • 2.5 Linking to Administrative Data
  • 3 Use of LISS Data for Policy-Relevant Research
  • 3.1 Societal Challenges
  • 3.2 Retirement Savings Adequacy
  • 3.3 Retirement Expenditure Goals After the Crisis
  • 3.4 Stated Preference Analyses to Guide Policies
  • 4 Future Developments and Challenges
  • References
  • Part III Counterfactual Studies
  • Public Policy, Big Data, and Counterfactual Evaluation: An Illustration from an Employment Activation Programme
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Convocatórias Programme
  • 3 Data
  • 4 The Regression Discontinuity Approach
  • 5 Results
  • 6 Lessons Drawn
  • References
  • The Use of Administrative Data to Evaluate the Impact of Active Labor Market Policies: The Case of the Italian Liste di Mobilità
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Basic Provisions of the Liste di Mobilità Program
  • 3 The Evaluation Problem
  • 4 How the Availability of Data Drove the Design of the Evaluations
  • 4.1 Studies Based on the Liste di Mobilità Archive
  • 4.2 Studies Based on the Archives of the Public Labor Exchange and the Social Security Agency
  • 4.3 Disentangling the Roles of the Active and Passive Components
  • 5 Conclusions
  • A.1 Appendix: A 30-second Overview of the Econometrics of the LM Studies
  • References
  • Negative Home Equity and Job Mobility
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Literature Review and Theoretical Background
  • 3 Dataset and Descriptive Statistics
  • 3.1 Constructing the Dataset
  • 3.2 Dependent Variable
  • 3.3 Independent Variables
  • 3.4 Descriptive Statistics.
  • 4 Methodology
  • 5 Results
  • 5.1 Negative Home Equity and Job-to-Job Mobility
  • 5.2 Robustness
  • 6 Summary
  • 7 Policy Lessons
  • References
  • Microdata and Policy Evaluation at CPB
  • 1 The Activities of CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
  • 2 Policy Evaluations with Microdata at CPB
  • 2.1 The Pros and Cons of Policy Evaluation Studies and Structural Models
  • 2.2 The Impact of Subsidies for Working Parents with Young Children on Labour Supply
  • 2.3 Tax Shifting by Owners of Small Corporations
  • 2.4 Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: Evidence from a Sample of Dutch Twins
  • 2.5 Evaluation of Performance-Based Payment Schemes in Mental Health Care
  • 3 Challenges and Solutions
  • 3.1 Policy Questions
  • 3.2 Data and Methodology
  • 3.3 Results and Policy Implications
  • References
  • Long-Term Effects of a Social Intervention for Vulnerable Youth: A Register-Based Study
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Previous Literature
  • 3 Data
  • 4 Method
  • 5 Effects
  • 5.1 Education Outcomes
  • 5.2 Employment and Welfare Dependency
  • 5.3 Crime
  • 5.4 Social Measures
  • 6 Discussion
  • References
  • Does the Road to Happiness Depend on the Retirement Decision? Evidence from Italy
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Pension Reforms in Italy
  • 3 Data
  • 3.1 Survey Data: AVQ
  • 3.2 Administrative Data: WHIP
  • 4 Empirical Strategy
  • 5 Results Using Survey Data: IV Estimates
  • 6 The Two-Sample Instrumental Variables Estimator
  • 7 Results Combining Administrative and Survey Data: TSIV Estimates
  • 8 Conclusions
  • Appendix: Asymptotic Variance Comparison Using Delta Method
  • References
  • The Impact of Age of Entry on Academic Progression
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Empirical Specification
  • 3 Data and Variables
  • 4 Results
  • 4.1 Discontinuity in the Age at Entry
  • 4.2 Impact of Age at Entry on Selected Outcomes
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References.
  • Part IV Use of Results
  • Use of Administrative Data for Counterfactual Impact Evaluation of Active Labour Market Policies in Europe: Country and Time Comparisons
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Data Collection
  • 2.1 Definition of the Active Labour Market Policies Included in the Analysis
  • 2.2 Search Strategy: Identification of the Literature Examining the Effect of Active Labour Market Policies
  • 2.3 Article Coding: Collected Information
  • 3 Findings
  • 3.1 Active Labour Market Policies Subject to Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Studies, Target Groups and Outcome Indicators
  • 3.2 Distribution of Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Studies Across EU Countries and Authorship
  • 3.3 Time Patterns
  • 3.4 Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Methods
  • 3.5 Data Sources
  • 3.6 Administrative Data and Completeness of Counterfactual Impact Evaluation Studies
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
  • Designing Evaluation of Modern Apprenticeships in Scotland
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Context
  • 3 Scope of Evaluation
  • 3.1 Units of Observation
  • 3.2 Outcomes
  • 3.3 Time Horizon
  • 4 Data
  • 4.1 Data on Individuals: Existing Self-Standing Surveys
  • 4.2 Data on Individuals: Linked Administrative and Survey Data
  • 4.3 Data on Individuals: Dedicated Survey
  • 4.4 Data on Employers
  • 5 Counterfactual Impact Evaluation (Individuals)
  • 5.1 Control Groups
  • 5.2 Evaluation Methods
  • 6 Counterfactual Impact Evaluation (Employers)
  • 6.1 Measuring Intensity of Participation in Modern Apprenticeships
  • 6.2 Evaluation Methods
  • 7 Examples of Past Evaluations
  • 7.1 Impacts of Apprenticeships in England
  • 7.2 Impacts of the Registered Apprenticeships in the United States
  • 7.3 Impacts of the Youth in Action Programme in Colombia
  • 8 Concluding Remarks
  • References
  • Pay for Performance in Primary Care: The Use of Administrative Data by Health Economists
  • 1 Introduction.
  • 2 Pay for Performance in Primary Care.

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